Kogi jail break: 12 inmates re-arrested

Kogi jail break: 12 inmates re-arrested

The Nigeria Prison Service has announced that it has re-arrested 12 inmates out of the 144 that escaped from the Koton-Karfe Prisons, Kogi State, Sunday night.

DailyPost reports that some yet-to-be identified men of the underworld attacked the prison, around 9.30 pm and released the 144 inmates in the facility, comprising 26 convicts and 119 awaiting trial inmates.

However, the prison authority through its Public Relations Officer, Ope Fatinikun, told Punch that the 12 inmates have so far been rearested while the police had begun an investigation into the jail-break.

Fatinikun added that an inmate died during the attack, while another one who was injured had been taken to the hospital for treatment.

The prison boss added that a warden, who suffered a gunshot injury, had also been hospitalized and was responding to treatment.

He said,”Unknown gunmen invaded Koton- Karfe Prison between 9.30 and 10 pm and immediately it happened, the acting Controller-General of Prisons, Aminu Suley informed the Inspector-General of Police, and the Chief of Defence Staff and they ordered policemen and soldiers to beef up security around the prison and to arrest the fleeing inmates.